Association between TNFA polymorphism and the development of asthma in the Japanese population

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-46

  Noguchi, Emiko ^a,b,c   Yokouchi, Yukako ^a,b,c   Shibasaki, Masanao ^a,b,c   Inudou, Michharu ^a,b,c   Nakahara, Satoko ^a,b,c   Nogami, Tetsuo ^a,b,c   Kamioka, Masashi ^a,b,c   Yamakawa Kobayashi, Kimiko ^a,b,c   Ichikawa, Kunio ^a,b,c   Matsui, Akira ^a,b,c   Arinami, Tadao ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Kensei General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Nogami Children's Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetics; Haplotype; Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 6P; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0036644671     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2110052     Document Type: Article

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